Floral sleeve having scalloped perforations

Abstract

A plant package assembly, comprising a pot containing a floral grouping and a flexible sleeve having curved, circumferentially oriented detaching elements. The sleeve is positioned about the pot so that a lower portion of the sleeve closely surrounds and encompasses the pot, and an upper portion of the sleeve extends upwardly from the pot and substantially surrounds and encompasses the floral grouping contained within the pot. The upper portion of the sleeve is removable via the detaching elements, leaving a curved upper end of the lower portion which extends upwardly focusing attention on the upper portion of the floral grouping.

What is claimed is: 
     
       1. A plant packaging method, comprising the steps of: providing a pot containing a floral grouping;   providing a flexible tubular sleeve having curved circumferentially oriented perforations, the sleeve further comprising a top and a bottom and an inner retaining space, said sleeve being positionable about the pot and a lower decorative portion of the sleeve surrounding and encompassing the pot, an upper portion of the sleeve extending upwardly from the pot, said upper portion removable from the lower portion along the perforations;   disposing the pot within the inner retaining space of the flexible sleeve, wherein the lower portion of the flexible sleeve is positioned about an outer surface of the pot, the upper portion of the sleeve extending upwardly from the pot, said upper portion substantially surrounding and encompassing the floral grouping; and   wherein the lower portion is positioned about the pot such that when the upper portion is detached from the lower portion along the curved perforations, the lower portion of the sleeve remains disposed about the pot, and a curved upper end is formed on the lower portion of the sleeve with the curved upper end being near a lower portion of the floral grouping, and with the lower portion of the sleeve forming a decorative pot cover which substantially surrounds and encompasses the pot.   
     
     
       2. The method of claim 1 wherein in the step of providing a flexible sleeve, the sleeve is further defined as having an outer periphery which forms an outer surface, the sleeve having an opening which extends from the upper end to the lower end forming an inner surface defined by an inner periphery which forms the inner retaining space. 
     
     
       3. The method of claim 1 wherein in the step of providing a flexible sleeve, the perforations further comprise a series of repeating half circles. 
     
     
       4. The method of claim 1 wherein in the step of providing a flexible sleeve, the sleeve is constructed from a material selected from the group consisting of paper (untreated or treated in any manner), cellophane, foil, polymer film, fabric (woven or nonwoven or synthetic or natural), burlap, cloth, and any combination thereof. 
     
     
       5. The method of claim 1 wherein in the step of providing a flexible sleeve, the sleeve further comprises a thickness in a range of between about 0.1 mils and about 30 mils. 
     
     
       6. The method of claim 1 wherein in the step of providing a flexible sleeve, the sleeve further comprises a material having two or more layers. 
     
     
       7. The method of claim 1 wherein in the step of providing a flexible sleeve, the sleeve further comprises an extension, the extension having at least one aperture. 
     
     
       8. The method of claim 1 wherein in the step of providing a flexible sleeve, the sleeve further comprises a ribbon or a bow. 
     
     
       9. The method of claim 1 wherein in the step of providing a pot, the pot further comprises an upper end, a lower end, and an outer periphery forming an outer surface, the pot having an opening which intersects the upper end forming an inner surface and defined by an inner periphery which forms a pot retaining space. 
     
     
       10. The method of claim 1 wherein in the step of providing a pot, the pot is a flower pot. 
     
     
       11. The method of claim 1 wherein in the step of providing a sleeve, the sleeve further comprises a bonding material disposed upon a portion thereof. 
     
     
       12. The method of claim 1 wherein in the step of providing a floral grouping, the floral grouping further comprises the group consisting of growing medium, botanical items, propagules, and any combination thereof. 
     
     
       13. The assembly of claim 1 wherein the floral grouping further comprises the group consisting of botanical items, propagules, and any combination thereof. 
     
     
       14. A plant packaging method, comprising the steps of: providing a pot containing a floral grouping;   providing a flexible sleeve having perforations at preselected areas, the sleeve further comprising a bonding material, said sleeve being positionable about the pot and a lower portion of the sleeve closely surrounding and encompassing the pot, an upper portion of the sleeve extending upwardly from the pot, said upper portion substantially surrounding and encompassing the floral grouping;   disposing the pot within the flexible sleeve, wherein the lower portion of the flexible sleeve os positioned adjacent the pot, at least a portion of the bonding material connecting the pot to the sleeve the upper portion of the sleeve extendingly upward from the pot, said upper portion substantially surrounding and encompassing the floral grouping; and   removing the upper portion of the sleeve by tearing the upper portion away from the lower portion along the perforations, wherein the lower portion of the sleeve remains forming a decorative plant cover which substantially surrounds and encompasses the pot.   
     
     
       15. The method of claim 1 comprising the additional step of removing the upper portion of the sleeve along the curved perforations. 
     
     
       16. The method of claim 1 wherein in the step of providing a flexible sleeve, the curved circumferentially oriented perforations comprise a scalloped pattern. 
     
     
       17. A plant packaging method, comprising the steps of: providing a pot containing a floral grouping;   providing a flexible tubular sleeve having circumferential perforations having a scalloped pattern, the sleeve further comprising a top and a bottom and an inner retaining space, said sleeve being positionable about the pot and a lower decorative portion of the sleeve surrounding and encompassing the pot, an upper portion of the sleeve extending upwardly from the pot, said upper portion removable from the lower portion along the perforations;   disposing the pot within the flexible sleeve, wherein the lower portion of the flexible sleeve is positioned about an outer surface of the pot, the upper portion of the sleeve extending upwardly from the pot, said upper portion substantially surrounding and encompassing the floral grouping; and   wherein the lower portion is positioned about the pot such that when the upper portion is detached from the lower portion along the circumferential perforations, the lower portion of the sleeve remains disposed about the pot, and a scalloped upper end is formed on the lower portion of the sleeve with the scalloped upper end being near a lower portion of the floral grouping for directing a viewer's eye upwardly in a direction toward an upper end of the floral grouping, the lower portion forming a decorative pot cover which substantially surrounds and encompasses the pot.   
     
     
       18. The method of claim 16 wherein in the step of providing a flexible sleeve, the sleeve is constructed from a material selected from the group consisting of paper (untreated or treated in any manner), cellophane, foil, polymer film, fabric (woven or nonwoven or synthetic or natural), burlap, cloth, and any combination thereof. 
     
     
       19. The method of claim 17 wherein in the step of providing a flexible sleeve, the sleeve further comprises a thickness in a range of between about 0.1 mils and about 30 mils. 
     
     
       20. The method of claim 17 wherein in the step of providing a flexible sleeve, the sleeve further comprises a material having two or more layers. 
     
     
       21. The method claim 17 wherein in the step of providing a flexible sleeve, the sleeve further comprises an extension, the extension having at least one aperture. 
     
     
       22. The method of claim 17 wherein in the step of providing a sleeve, the sleeve further comprises a bonding material disposed upon a portion thereof. 
     
     
       23. The method of claim 17 wherein in the step of providing a flexible sleeve, the lower end of the sleeve is closed. 
     
     
       24. The method of claim 17 wherein in the step of providing a flexible sleeve, the lower end of the sleeve is open. 
     
     
       25. The method of claim 17 comprising the additional step of removing the upper portion of the sleeve along the scalloped circumferential perforations. 
     
     
       26. The method of claim 17 wherein in the step of providing a flexible sleeve, the sleeve further comprises vertical perforations.